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Extension idea Go through the Exam advice box with
2 "EFORE DOING THIS EXERCISE BRIEFLY REFER STUDENTS TO THE

students. ,ANGUAGE REFERENCE PAGE
s 3TRESS THAT CORRECT SPELLING IS ESSENTIAL AND THAT THEY
s 4ELL THEM THAT THE WORDS AND DEPENDENT
should check it when they transfer their answers to PREPOSITIONS IN THIS SECTION ARE GENERALLY USEFUL IN
the answer sheet.
)%,43 EXAMS
s %LICIT SOME COMMON ABBREVIATIONS YOU CAN ASK s 4ELL THEM TO DO THE EXERCISE AND THEN CHECK THEIR
students to write these on the board), e.g. kilometres
ANSWERS IN THE ,ANGUAGE REFERENCE
(km); seconds (secs); minutes (mins/min); hours (hrs/
hr); Jan, Feb, etc.; Mon, Tues, etc. Answers
s 4ELL STUDENTS THAT IF THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW TO WRITE THE 1 ON 2 TO 3 FOR 4 IN 5 IN 6 OF
abbreviations correctly, they should write them in full.
Extension idea Tell students that, in IELTS, it is
4 4ELL STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE QUITE LIKELY TO BE ASKED important to use a range of vocabulary appropriately.

ABOUT THE TOPICS IN THIS EXERCISE IN 0ART OF THE Working with words with similar or synonymous
3PEAKING TEST SO IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE SOME meanings helps to build vocabulary.
IDEAS AND VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE THEMSELVES BEFORE Write these words on the board and ask students to
THE EXAM 'IVE STUDENTS A FEW MINUTES TO THINK find words in the exercise which are close in meaning
ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY AND HOW TO EXPRESS IT to them (though not all synonyms) and to decide if they
BEFORE THEY START 7HERE NECESSARY HELP THEM WITH need to change the preposition or not.
VOCABULARY is known keep an eye responsive take part trust
Alternative treatment 9OU CAN ASK STUDENTS TO DO (answers: is known for / has a reputation for; keep an
THIS EXERCISE AFTER THEY HAVE DONE THE VOCABULARY eye on / take care of; responsive to / sensitive to; take
SECTION WHICH FOLLOWS )N THIS WAY THEY WILL HAVE part in / participate in; trust in / have confidence in.)
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTISE THE VOCABULARY AND
3 0OINT OUT TO STUDENTS THAT THEY HAVE TO LEARN

PREPOSITIONS
DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS WITH THE WORDS THEMSELVES SO
Vocabulary Dependent prepositions IT MAY BE WORTH THEM STUDYING LISTS SUCH AS THE ONES
IN THE ,ANGUAGE REFERENCE !GAIN WHEN THEY HAVE
1 7RONG CHOICE OF PREPOSITION IS A MAJOR AREA OF ERROR FINISHED THE EXERCISE ASK THEM TO USE THE ,ANGUAGE

FOR )%,43 CANDIDATES AT THIS LEVEL REFERENCE TO CHECK THEIR ANSWERS
As a warmer 7RITE ON THE BOARD Answers
– He wasn’t aware …… the time. 2 WITH FOR 3 INTO IN 4 STUDENTS THE STUDENTS WITH
– How do you prepare …… exams?
s !SK STUDENTS TO SAY WHAT PREPOSITION SHOULD GO IN THE 5 RESPONSIBLE TO RESPONSIBLE FOR 6 ON TO
7 DEAL MANY DEAL WITH MANY
EACH GAP aware of prepare for 7RITE get ready
AND conscious AND ASK THEM WHAT PREPOSITION
FOLLOWS EACH get ready for conscious of 0OINT Reading Section 1
OUT THAT WORDS WITH SIMILAR MEANINGS OFTEN BUT 1 As a warmer !SK STUDENTS TO WORK IN SMALL GROUPS
NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME PREPOSITION SO THIS IS AND LOOK AT THE %XAM INFORMATION PARTICULARLY THE
A GOOD WAY OF GUESSING WHEN THEY ARE NOT SURE LAST BULLET
WHICH PREPOSITION TO WRITE /THER EXAMPLES YOU s !SK THEM TO SUGGEST WAYS THEY CAN CONTROL THEIR
CAN GIVE OR ELICIT afraid of frightened of scared of TIME AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR THE
angry with irritated with annoyed with
WHOLE PAPER
s 7HEN THEY HAVE FINISHED ROUND UP WITH THE
Answers
1 TO 2 OF IN WITH 3 ON WHOLE CLASS 3UGGESTIONS THEY MAY COME UP WITH
4 FOR 5 AT 6 TO FOR IN SPEND LESS TIME ON 3ECTION SO AS TO LEAVE MORE
TIME FOR THE MORE DIFFICULT SECTIONS DO THE MORE
Extension idea Check that students know the correct DIFFICULT SECTIONS FIRST PUT THEIR WATCH ON THE TABLE
dependent preposition for each word, then ask them AND KEEP A STRICT CONTROL OVER THEIR TIME 4HE
to think of synonyms that use the same preposition: IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT THEY SHOULD REALISE THAT
concentrate (focus on); available (free for); useful TIME MANAGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS IN
(essential/vital/important for). THE EXAM
s 4ELL THEM THAT THEY WILL BE PRACTISING DIFFERENT
READING TECHNIQUES WHILE DOING THIS SECTION IN THE
BOOK SO DOING THE SECTION IN CLASS WILL TAKE LONGER
THAN THE MAXIMUM MINUTES THEY WOULD SPEND
IN THE EXAM
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